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This beautiful opal comes alive in sunlight. The colors appear to dance in liquid as the stone is turned. It looks like a nebula viewed through a powerful telescope! Cantera opal is formed in a rhyolite matrix. This stone is free of crazing, the web like cracking that should be avoided when purchasing opals.

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Opal's lore as a talisman:
Inspires dynamic energy and intensity. Wear it to become more optimistic, social and confident.
It was revered by the ancient Aztecs and Mayans. The Aztecs called it "vitzitziltecpa" or, hummingbird stone, for its similarity to the bright iridescent colors of the bird's plumage.
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